Any of you guys ever try putting your KLR on a hitch mounted motorcycle carrier? Long weekend Friday and Monday nights on the slab aren't a lot of fun but the backroads still are!

Think of it this way - usually recommended tongue weight on the hitch is 10% of the weight of the trailer. KLR weighs 400-ish pounds. So that's like a 4000 pound trailer. So you need a very heavy duty hitch with some kind of stabilizer to take the sway loads.

Thanks for the offer of the trailer Silencejinn......I have a couple to choose from but was thinking of just something I could slide into the back of my truck for "unplanned useage". I wasn't too worried about the weight on the truck since the hitch is rated for 10,000 lbs. towing and 1,000 lbs. tongue weight. Maybe I'll just try one and report back

I have carried my KLR for two years down to
Arizona with a hitch carrier. You should have no
problem with your hitch rated at 10000 lbs. I have
always found the hardist part was the loading
and unloading because the bike sits so high on
my 4x4.

I have carried my KLR for two years down to
Arizona with a hitch carrier. You should have no
problem with your hitch rated at 10000 lbs. I have
always found the hardist part was the loading
and unloading because the bike sits so high on
my 4x4.

Jack

Thanks Jack......I figured someone around here would have used one! I had originally planned on putting it in the back of my pickup from time to time but I've been afraid of coming to a sudden stop as the front wheel hits the front of the box and launching myself over the cab

at princess auto, we sell a hitch carrier with a weight cap of 500lbs. http://www.princessauto.com/pal/prod...rtbike-Carrier
goes on sale from time to time, usually for 119.99 but i have seen it go as low as 89.99
i was tempted to buy one for myself, but then i realized i drive a neon :p